Cyber Security Architect

Role Summary:

We are seeking a Security Architect to design and drive security architecture for an enterprise Security Baseline Platform. This role will be responsible for defining role-based access controls (RBAC), governance frameworks, and security baseline standards to ensure the platform is secure, compliant, and audit-ready.

The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in access control design, security architecture, and baseline-driven hardening practices, with the ability to translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable, enforceable security controls.

Key Responsibilities:

•                  Design and implement RBAC models, access policies, and least-privilege frameworks

•                  Define and enforce security baseline standards aligned to enterprise and regulatory requirements

•                  Architect governance workflows for access control, approvals, and auditability

•                  Integrate security controls across data, APIs, applications, and enterprise systems

•                  Collaborate with engineering teams to embed secure-by-design principles

•                  Support design of lifecycle controls including provisioning, reviews, and decommissioning

•                  Ensure alignment with compliance, audit, and risk management requirement

Skills:

•                  Strong expertise in RBAC design, IAM, and access governance

•                  Knowledge of security baseline frameworks and hardening standards

•                  Experience designing security controls for enterprise platforms

•                  Understanding of auditability, compliance, and risk-driven security design

•                  Familiarity with IAM/IGA systems and SSO integration

•                  Understanding of API security, authentication, and authorization patterns

•                  Knowledge of application security and secure coding practices

•                  Experience working with cloud and/or hybrid enterprise environments

•                  Experience with role lifecycle management, segregation of duties (SoD), and approval workflows

•                  Understanding of regulatory and compliance expectations (e.g., BFSI, enterprise security standards)

•                  Ability to design audit-ready systems with traceability and logging

•                  Strong experience working in Agile environments

•                  Ability to work closely with architects, developers, and business stakeholders

•                  Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Experience

•                  10+ years of experience in cybersecurity or security architecture roles

•                  Hands-on experience designing RBAC and IAM controls for enterprise systems

•                  Experience defining and implementing security baselines or configuration standards

•                  Experience working on platforms requiring governance, auditability, and compliance

•                  Prior experience in regulated industries (e.g., Banking, Financial Services) preferred

•                  Experience with security benchmarks (e.g., CIS, STIG)

•                  Familiarity with policy-as-code or automated compliance frameworks

•                  Exposure to workflow-driven platforms and lifecycle governance models

•                  Experience supporting large-scale transformation or platform modernization initiatives